Activity 3
Objective: Use of film as the theme and subject source for this unit, along with related poetry and stories.
The storyboard illustration is a strategy and an activity that ties in how students will demonstrate their understanding of the content. The act of retelling the story through illustration is influenced by the individual interpretations of the story. Different aspects of Chinese culture will appeal to different students and should be reflected in the culminating activity that is artwork. The focus of the storyboard illustrations is to provide a platform or expression of student’s opinions and realizations related to the film. Those drawings exhibit the cultural elements that speak best to the students. The teacher can deduce what areas of knowledge the student has mastered with regard to the unit. The pictures provide a blueprint for the written activities related to this unit. The visual elements of the illustrations mark details that should be present in the writing. The subject of the students’ writing is how the film relates to the true condition of life in ancient China. The writing should discuss elements of the aesthetics of that geographical region. These activities should also help the student address the following overreaching concept questions. They should develop and understanding of why history is important and how storytelling is an intricate part of preserving the past. The activities should also help students determine if the film represents China’s culture accurately.
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